His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday concluded his two-day visit to Brussels, where he held talks with Belgium’s King Philippe and EU high-ranking officials that focused on bilateral ties and regional developments.

King Abdullah also met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.

His Majesty met in Brussels with intellectuals and political leaders at the Royal Institute for International Relations (Egmont), one of the leading think tanks in Europe, along with figures from other research centres.